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LOS ANGELES. Nov. 15 (Reuter),—A spokesman of the Southern Californian Aviation factories has dis- closed that the British and French war orders are held up pending a ruling from the State Department regarding what constitutes Cash and Carry under the new neu- trakty legislation,

Representatives of live major aviation manufac- turers are at present in Washington conferring with State Department officials.

Negotiations for Britain's $24,000,000 order for 500 fighters from the North American Aviation Company are also reported to be in abeyance in New York pend- ing the ruling.

Merchant Steamers Win Dramatic Duels: Destruction Completed When British Warships Rush To Rescue

GERMANY'S U-BOATS MEET WITH DISASTER

DARDANUS PILOTS IN COLONY, SEE GOVERNOR

Captain J. N. Wilson and First Omcer J. F. Racburn, crew of the Imperial Airways liner Dardanus, arrived in Hongkong this morning hy boat from Macno,

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JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 15 (Rev. ler)-General Jan Smuts, Premier of South Afries, has accepted in a pri- vate capacity the appointment by the United States and Belgium as one of

eldent wherchi the Dardanus was

followed, machlue-ganned and forced

to land on Walchow Island last week. The two officers will proceed to Walchow this week with a spare tyre for the Dardanus. They wilt ny the machine back to Hongkong,

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sioners under the Belgium United States peace trenty of 1929.

The primary aim of the treaty is the advancement of peace.

The appointment will not require General Smuts to go abroad.

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LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter).-De- tails of the sinking of three U-Boats were released this afternoon.

The first U-boat was sunk in a-similar manner by a homeward-

bound ship. by an outward-bound mer-

Both ships, curiously enough, were chant ship.

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The submarine broke sur- face and attacked.

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Warships To The Rescue Detalls of the sinking of the third U-boat come from Lisbon, where the were captain of the Norwegian ship Jenny

manned, and for five hours (built in England) said that a U- the vessel was manoeuvred sink the ship if he did not hand over boat stopped him and threatened to in such a way that

some food.

it

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 15 (Reuter).- Trade negotiations between Germany and Sweden, which sturted on Novem ber 2, have been suspended over the sustained no serious damage question of Nazi mines in Swedish itself. waters.

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Scored Direct Hit

certain consultations have been made. The gunners, however, scored a direct hit on the U-bont, and PARIS, Nov. 15 (Reuter),—A It is reported that the Germans British destroyers rushing hur- communique issued to-dny states that have notitled Sweden that local artillery activity on the Western

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four-mile limit claimed by ita destruction. Sweden in the Sound.

The second U-boat was dealt with

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He complied with the order. British warships appeared on the scene shortly afterwards and droppert depth charges.

Large oll patches which came up to the surface indicated that the U-boat had been hit and destroyed.

Figures Give Proof LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuler)-The vulnerable compared with 1914 owing German claim that Britain is doubly

to the Increase in the size of freighters doubling the importance of a single loss does not take into account the greatly decreased effectiveness submarines owing to the improved Britisla anti-submarine

emelency, states a special commentary.

Proof lica in the figures of the first two months of the war.

of

British merchant losses were 58 ships of 238,795 tons compared with the losses for the single month of April, 1917, of 210 slips, totalling 351.000 tons.

Germany has already lost one-third ot her overseas U-bant teet, while The British.losses__baye.greatly. decreased.

The only shlp sunk by a U-boat last fortnight was the 1,340 Lon Ponsano, which the German broad- eusters wistfully cloknas 14,000 tons.

794-Ton Ship Sunk

LONDON, Nov, 15 (UP)-An ex- plosion of an undetermined character rank the coastwie steamer Wood- town, of 704 tons. Nine of the crow of 12 were drowned,

The Greek steamer Georglos was sunk off the northeast coast after a collision with submerged wreckage. The crew of 21 were rescued.

There is considerable anxiety re- garding the safety of the British steamer Newton Beech, 4,051 tons, which has not reported for three weeks. She carries a crew of 40.

Four Ships Suck LONDON, Nov. 16, (Router).-- Four steamers were sunk yesterday.

Only one of them was British. The small 800-ton couster, Wood Town, was sunk atter an explosion and nine of the crew of 13 were drowned,

A 2,200-ton Greek steamer hit a submerged wreck off the North-east coast of England. Her crew of 22 were picked up safely by a life-boat Two Lithuanian steamers of about 2,000 tons cach were sunk in the Baltie near the Estonia const.

Nazi Ship Captured

Nov. 10 (Reuter),—— LONDON, After being sighted by 41 British cruiser, a German steamer, belleved to be the Leander (969 tons) * was taken to a British port as a prize.

- It is believed that the ship entered Vigo at the outbreak of the war and was unable to obtain food. The crew, therefore, decided to make a dash for Germany.

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